Guilford Design Committee Likes the Look of a Proposed Retail Development

The Design Review Committee likes what its seen regarding DDR Corp.’s plan to construct a 135,000-square-foot shopping center at the Guilford commons site, the New Haven Register reports. 

The developer pitched an improved design, which eliminates the big box feel that large-scale developments are known for, reports Sean Carlin, of the Register. 

The developer also pitched the inclusion of a landscape berm and a pedestrian walkway, the Register reports. 

Final approval concerning the design plans is scheduled for July 9. 

DDR Corp. had approval six years ago to construct a similar project, but then the economic recession hit and nothing was ever developed, the Register reports. 

Company officials wouldn’t say who could come to Guilford but did tell the Register that it would be national retailers. 

Read the Register's full story here.